North Adelaide: Mansions & History Walking Tour
- 2 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Step back into the boom era of the 19th century with our signature North Adelaide: Mansions & History Walking Tour. Tailored specifically for passionate history enthusiasts and lovers of fine architecture, this elegant 2 hour stroll reveals the dramatic contrast between Adelaide's ultra-wealthy elite and the working class sub-divisions that built the colony and eventual State. Led by a locally born and bred Adelaide guide, you will wander past magnificent stone estates facing the pristine Parklands before diving into the charming, leafy streets of Lower North Adelaide. This gentle amble showcases an extraordinary collection of heritage-listed private properties and historic landmarks. Highlights include: The Mansions of Brougham Place: Admire towering Victorian, Federation, Edwardian and Queen Anne style estates built to look out over the sweeping Adelaide Parklands. Learn about who used to live in them and how many of them made their fortunes.
Inclusions
What's included
- Services of an experienced local guide
- Information on transport options during visit to Adelaide
- Information on what to see and do in Adelaide
- Complimentary bag of South Australian made sweets
What's not
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Transportation to/from attractions
Itinerary
View the majestic grand mansions along Brougham Place overlooking the sweeping Adelaide Parklands and admire their architecture, as well as learn about early former residents and how they made their fortunes.
A great mixture of mansions and working class cottages and fine examples of row housing. Hear about the social fabric around this part of North Adelaide, with its mix of Irish, German and British residents.
• Lion Hotel and Former Malthouse - History, development, associated characters, current usage (5 min) • St Mary's Catholic Church - reference to Mary Mackillop (5 min) • Admaston - History - architecture - occupants (3 min) • Sunnyside - History - architecture - previous owners (3 min)
• Former Congregational Church and Lecture Hall - History, previous usage, current usage (9 min) Finish the tour adjacent to the church in Brougham Gardens.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Outside of Da Vinci Ristorante
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 15 travellers
- Operated by
- Down to Earth Tours
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
How it compares in Adelaide
- Its from-price is 73% below the median of the 367 experiences we list in Adelaide.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 133 of 367.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Adelaide
Adelaide is a relaxed, green capital of South Australia, laid out as a grid inside a ring of parkland, with wine country and beaches close by.
Colonel William Light planned Adelaide in 1837 as a tidy grid of streets and five squares, then circled it with the parklands that still separate the centre from the suburbs. North Terrace lines up the state library, art gallery, museum and university, and the Torrens River runs through the middle, with the Adelaide Oval on its bank. Rundle Mall and the Central Market cover shopping and food.
Top-ranked sights in Adelaide: Mt. Lofty, Kangaroo Island, Adelaide Oval.
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